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NAVAL ii IF, \V 5; PLYMOUTH, OCT. 6.—Arrived the Frevich Selloonar Le Grand Decide, laden with coffee andcocC;d; fro m 1 St. Domingo, bound to.Bourdeaux; cot tu - ecl:§y tl'e: Conflie? Gun Brig ; also the French Brig .L.,(... .k - if,lpz , laden with provisions, from l'Orient, bound to Cay enne, captured by l'Eclair Sloop of war. Arrived the Unicorn Frigate, and comet-Sloop of 'War, from a cruize on the Coast of Spain ; Tamer Frigate, from the Eastward; and Can, linr Gun Brig, from a cruize off Bourdeank. The Preuva Spanish Frigate, and Helena Sloop of War went out of harbour thii morning. PORTSMOUTH', OCT. 7.—Arrived his Majesty's Ship Ba7-Ileur, of 98 guns, Rear-Admiral-CkvorLies' TYLER ; Elizabeth, Hon. H. CURZON i: l COngliCrOr, , C. t pt. E. FELL.owEs ; Alfred, Capt. J. 316 it 44 I Do negal, Capt. P. 1)g MALCOL M ; R u b y , CKit. t 4,-.a= PER, Crocodile, Hoii. G. CADOGAN, from, Li : bon, with seven Sail of Rus s i an Shi ps f rom t h e tagus. Alpo ,irri •ed the Juno, —, from London. Sailed his :+llj..sry's Ship Violet for Guernsey. His Majesty's Ship Surinam is appointed to take toifvoy for Rio Janeiro. FALMOUTH, OCT. 5.---Arrived the Lady Pellew tnd e Ltiza Rickets, from Carunna; the former tri sixteen and the latte'r io three days. THE THEATRE. King's Theatre. very numerous audience attended this Theatre Last night, and it was compietk:ly tilled, with the exception of the private boxes, long before the performance began. The Play was The Stranger, and never have Mr. KEmat.r. and Mrs. Stpnobis ac quitted themselves more ably, and witti a stronger operation on the feelings of the Audiehee in this Play, than ,they did last night. The rkteetinglbe tween the penitent wife and the relenting hikspand, in the last scene, was particularly adeding. A new After-piece followed, entitled, The Forest bf liermanstadt ; or, Princess and no Princess. CHARACTERS. 41111.riC, Duke of Transylvauia, Mr. Tiro mPsorr. ~, gsvfaitt" - Mr. BRunrow. Zaralano Mr. FARLEY. • • Carle 11•4 r. BLANCHARD. i.. • lasi!. Mr. CHAPMAN. .. • .Andrew Mr. LISTON • • .. Wallachian Soldiers - Mess. KING and TRES'S'. Ililara, Princess of Bulgaria, Mrs. H. jOHNSTONp ~,,- Oswald's Sister (the pretended M rs G IBES.. .. ~ : ..!:.,• , •••-• Gertrude hie s . UAVENPORT.; • ~ The Princess of Bulgaria, on her waf-i6 eipouse the Prince of Transilvania, is deprived ofi..her royal . iobet by Oswald, the Othcer to whose ch4rge she was intrusted. Oswald's Sister is imposed on the rrince for Elisara, the true Princess, and after a variety of adventures at an inn, the imposition is discovered. This Piece comes under the new affeeted desig ,"ltiOn of a Melo-Drarta, the meaning of which is nardly yet understood by the Public, and which sig ftett-Piece in which all that passes in dumb-shew , 31 accompanied by music, a circumstance, in reali p's rather itsiculatBd to obstrua than to promote the interest of the table ; for when the feelings are ex cited; they are suspended in a moment by an appeal to the ears. This mixture of dialogue and pantos In,,irne i s n o t a gree abl e to the sound judgment of an znglish audience, and will soon pass off, we trust, like ether things that have nothing bUt novelty to Irecomnaencl them. The Piece before us was taken ~ 'lord the French, add was to have been brought for ward last season at Covent-garden Theatre, but other novelties interfered.. The work of last night was from the pest of Mr. a W lji w h o has managed his maierts,so well 8 to render it very interesting, though it is certain s • I Y., very improbable in its foundation and it#lpiogress . I r ra Probability, however, Is the order of the dai7ll . l' :atio compositions, and the present After-piece of th e more incredible than most of its predecessors The same species. charaaers were well supported by the dif ferent performers. The Scenery was pieturestine and pleasing, and it is a able tPr° af of great zea l in the Managers to have been the° produ ce suc h var i e d an d a pp ropr i ate em ysh lent s , under all the disadvantages which have h a d to encounter. The Piece was re tceoivbeewdituhrrghout with great applause, and is,likely very Popular and attractive. 1, _ SPORTING.INTELLIGENCE. EWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, dog. VRIDAY. Mr. C. Browne's f. by Patriot, 7st. 71b. beat Mr. ntwes - s Achilles, gst. 41b. Across the Flat, cogs.-7 to 4 agst the tttriot f. Lord Sackville's Deceiver, Bst. 3ilb. beat Mr. Wyndharn's ei use, 75t. 1:.117. Tyrol r. old Course, ioogs.—i to 4on VeePstakes of svgs. each, h. ft. Two. mold Course, Bst. p 31b. each. 'Cavendishlntont. axy, but of Italphine . s darn . rec. ft. C.• /J. 's 1, DiavolinA, by Kill Devil Pd • C rosvetior's f. by Asparagus, out of Lady lane pd isgs. rGrosvenor's Eaton, 7st. 1 - 21 b. ICC. Hogs. from Mr? Sit David, Bst. 13lb. Across the Flat, zoogs. NA - 1 ," I.l „°Y be depended on as a faEt that thirteen Sail 1- 7 44 , bringing live stock to the British West Vi a ''" "own, have arrived. The current, with all the - " 6 "own, brings them thither in four or fivedays thewind, with all the sails up, carries them tp i 4 'rom North America the passage is from 25 1 , 1 4 daY 3 , and the original price much highefi tpit fait is, that on the Spanish Main beef anclimtvt-, h% can b e got at one penny per pound, which, e United States, would cost ad !—The carriage also is less, and much more prompt. / B ° l clDE.—Yesterd a y a ft ernoon M r . B roo k es, a "Qt., tery-Office Keeper and St o ck-br o k er , i n Pi cca . dilly, ptlt a period to his existence, by shooting him self through the h ea d. Th e recent f a il ure .in the City had been produ63iiie of some temporary em barrassment to Mr. B. but we believe that the fatal event which took place yesterday was occasioned by some very illiberal and unfounded insinuations which were thrown out against his charatter by 5611 e per son on the Stock Exchange. 1..9.;(‘ ,11 ..o i'TENCH A.kb ibrai PA ERS. SP PT 6 3 H . 'sAlaksty the Frye ,RANK.OR-, . 3. .3 ror and King is expected dt Metz this day or to morrow. LAHOUSA.iE, General of Division, arrived here yesterday, and MARET; his Secretary of State, the evening before. . METZ, SEPT. 24.--4 tis Imperial and Royal Ma jesty arrived here this evening, at six o'clock, with: out the slightest intimation of his intention—but as sot:in as the people were apprised of his arrival, they crowded from all quarters, and manifested their sense of the honour conferred upon them by loud acclamations of joy. Having alighted at the Hotel of the Prefed, the Emperor gave audience to the Civil and Military Authorities. His departure is fixed for four o'clock to-morrow morning. MONTPELIER, SEPT. 15.—0 n the Itch and 12th inst. the town of Coca was thrown into confusion, and kept in a state of alarm. Eleven of the ene my's boats, with 200 men, approached 'the shore, - for the purpose of effeeting a landing, cutting out a 7 - convoy lying in the.harbour, and setting fire to the magazines. The Guard of Honour, together with the Gens-d' Armerie and the Volunteers, headed by M. BESCELIN, gave the boats such a warm recep tion, that they were forced to return to the Fri. gates. BAYONNE,' SEPT. 2. The Duke DE FIAS arrived at this place on the 29th ult. and set out next day for Parts ; to assume the fluttlions of Ambassador from his Catholic Majesty at the Court of France. The French army in Spain still maintains a strong and advantageous position. The Spanish insurgents are quite Inactive. Marshal MoNCEY and his Staff have been for several days at Pampeluna. The ob jea of his Excellency is said to be, to san6lion, by his presence, the installation of M. NIGRETTPi as Governor of the Province, and to inspea the fortifi cations, which have been deficient in artillery. The Courier which arrived here this morning does not bring any news. Anarchy still reigns in that infa tuated Country. Our army is making great prepa rations to push forward, and wait only for reinforce ments, which are hourly expected. They write from Miranda that 1500 French had been arrested in Madrid ; but this report is unworthy of credit. MILAN, SEPT. 14.—Yesterday a number of de tachments of the Guards, who are proceeding to es cort the Queen of NAPLES (Madame MuHAT), set out from this place at an early hour in the morning, with the General commanding the division at their head, in order to meet her Majesty at the entrance . of the Department. It is expected that her Majesty will arrive here, this morning. NAPLES, SEPT. 14.—The following Decree has been published in this City : JoA c Him NAPOLEON, &c. --We have decreed, and do decree, as follows " The Provincial Councils are convoked for the 15th October next, for the Session of this year.— The Session will continue to the 26th of the same month. " The Sessions of the Distrh Councils shall be divided into two parts, one to precede the Sitting of the Provincial Councils, and to continue five days, shall be assembled on the sth Odober—the Of her to follow the Provincial Session, shall also continue for five days, and shall close on the 31st." His Majesty has given orders to pay up imme diately the quarter's arrears due to the Officers who have pensiuns, and to the invalids of the Provinces. His Majesty has also signified his intention to assist the public charitable institutions. SUNDAY, at nine o'clock.—lmmediately after the Levee his Majesty received the oaths of the Officers of the Crown, the Chamberlains, the Prefects, the Esquires, the Masters of the Ceremonies, the Cap thins of the Chace, and the Intendant of the Royal Household. His Majesty afterwards repaired to the Chapel of the Court, where he placed himself on the Throne, and, surrounded by the Ministers, the Council of State, and the Grand Officers of the Crown, received the oath of the Archbishops and Bishops at present in the Capital. The Archbishops ;, : were those of Reggio, Amalfi, and Conza ; the ,Bishops, those of Andria, Fondi, Aguela, Ugeuto, :Tivento, Rola, Cotrona, Monte Pelizo, Tropen, Casortu, Atri, and Pinna. His Eminence Cardinal FERRARO, Grand Almoner, presented them in suc cession, and they severally pronounced, with an audible voice, the following form : " I swear and promise to God, on the Holy Gospel, to preserve my obedience and fidelity to JOACHIM NAPOLEON, lily augu,t and lawful Sove reign. I promise, besides, to bold no intelligence with the enemies of the State, to assist at no Coun cil, to have no sort of conne&ion with those who would disturb the public peace and tranquillity ; and if I shall come to the knowledge of any plot formed in any diocese, either against his Majesty's person or against the State, I swear to make it known to the Government." This august and solemn ceremony produced the greatest sensation, and has made known the good disposition which animates the Clergy of the King dom Of Naples. His Majesty having beard Mass, retired to his clo set, where he received the oath of the Marshal PE-. RIGNON, as Governor of Naples. The Chiefs of the Tribunals, the President of the Corporation of the City, the Intendants of Naples, Terra di Lavori, Abruzzo, Calabria, &c. and the Officers of the Marine Staff, also took the oath. By a Decree of his Majesty, the sums produced by several renunciations will be laid out in building a bridge over the Garigliano, to be begun the Ist of Otiober, and confirmed without intermission. STUTGARDT, SEPT. 17.,—His Majesty returned to this City some days since. It is supposed he will make a new journey very soon—but nothing certain is yet known on that head. W 1 EMAR, SEPT. 17.—His Majesty the Emperor of -RUSSIA is expeded here by the ..29th of this 'Month. Every thing is prepared for. his reception. DANTZIC, SEPT. B.—The greatest stagnation pre vails in our port, which is a proof of the strict execu tion of the measures enjoined against the commerce of England. Our fortifications, which suffered much in the last siege, are now replaced in a better con , dition than they were in before that event. The re pairs were executed by the troops of the garrison.— The limits of our territory are definitively fixed by an arrangement with Prussia. Her Royal Highness the'PßiNciss of WALILS will entertain a Select Party at dinner to-morrow, ai her seat at Blackheath. SPANISH PfIPERS. SANTIAGO, Sin'. iB.—The Grand Judge of the Court of Farouca has published an, animated Address to the people 'ider his jurisdiaion, from which the fall Owing is an extras : . . SPeaking_ of the conduct of the French; he says, " In one word, ' l / 4 ar properties were seized upon, our libeity invaded ; our tOngueS reduced to silence; our lives exposed to the fierce caprice of cruel exe cutioners ; our Sovereigns persecuted, deposed; numerous lists of proscribed persons . drawn up by black calumny, and by inexorable tyranny; oar youth condemned to march; to lay down their lives amidst disgrace in foreign lands ; the temples of the Most High sacrilegiously profaned, and the holy re:-, ligion of our fathers insulted and oppressed :—such was the lamentable scene which Portugal presented, a pi Lure delineated by the hand of those barbarians, it the room of that felicity which they had perfi diotsly announced to us. " But the arm of the Omnipotent Proteaor ap peared, and declared itself for us, against the auda cious man of pride who had dared, with blasphe mous impudence, to usurp the attribute of Deity. The infamous and unexampled perfidy exercised to wards the Royal Family of Spain, tore off the mask from the traitor in the face of all Europe, and filled up the measure of his crimes. The cry of ven geance penetrated in, a moment the generous hearts of Spaniards, and, by a kind of prodigy, they awoke from the deadly lethargy into which they were sinking; possessed by the most noble en thusiasm, they ran to arms, and swore to confound and extirpate their perfidious guests. The same spirit was communicated like an ele.aric spark to the faithful and valiant Portuguese, who, animated by the delightful-sound of acclamations for their amia ble Prince Regent of the Royal House of Braganza, repeated the same oaths, and, with the velocity of lightning, proteCted only by the justice of their cause, they attacked, unarmed, and without discipline, an armed and disciplined enemy, destroyed some, drove others to a shameful flight, and reduced the whole to extreme despair. The inhuman wretches re venged themselves on miserable individuals, who could make no resistance, and satiated their brutality upon innocent victims, without respecting what was due to the most tender age, decrepitude, or the weakness of the sex. But every thing announces a termination to these horrors, and a new and bril -I;ant dawn appears, whose salutary influence pro miseS to heal the wounds which the cruel domina tion of our enemies has infliaed. " The Spaniards and Portuguese, those two brave Nations, so often divided by a capricious policy, \now cordially united by fraternal amity, and supported by the powerful aid of invincible and faithful England, march to give a mortal blow to the head of the venomous hydra. In proportion as they press for ward to free their country, religion, and nature it self, from the infamies which have been perpetrated against them; in proportion as the noble and irre sistible force of the most sublime and heroic virtues is developed, the oppressors are struck with dismay, and the destruCtive Tyrant, who has astonished the world, will disappear like an empty sound. " But, my beloved countrymen, let us not ascribe to our own weak force alone those marvellous suc cesses which the Divine Power alone could effetit nate. It becomes us to confide chiefly in the aid of the Su p:erne Ap;Siter of Nations, and let us continue to de serve his blessings, by maintaining a sincere union, and an unshaken constancy in supporting the labours of war, by piaci';g our property at the disposal of Government for its maintenance, and, finally, by ha zarding in the field that life, which, without victory, must be insupportable. ..4 nd who would hesitate to purchase, at such a price, the immortal glory of those who fall in so honourable a combat, and the happy and joyful satisfitaion of those who stall survive ? Who would'not be stimulated by a noble emulation at the sight of the patriotic generosity with which the illustrious Portuguese have performed their sacred duties ? Who would not feel a worthy ambition to imitate them, and the ardent desire to contribute from his property to the public necessities, when he sees the benign moderation with which the Junta of the Supreme Government calls for the contribution of our succours ? " The Edict which we have presented to you is en unequivocal proolof the mildness and prudence with which it governs us, and forms a singular con trast to the tyranny which we have sworn to pro scribe and destroy. That went to despoil us with violence of our wealth, in order to transport it to France, for the purpose of rivetting our servitude, consummating our ruin, and carrying desolation and death into the bosom of every peaceful country, whose destruCtion was the object of the rage of the Tyrant. The Junta, on the contrary, only asks of us voluntary donations to accomplish our own deli verance—to recover that which we hold most dear and valuable, and to secure to us for ever our inde pendence and prosperity. " Union, then, and Constancy, beloved Country men ! fOr now the period has arrived when, by the wonderful decree of that Providence which protects us, the insolence of pride is about to be chastised by the hands of those very men whom it haS so loudly depreciated. Those great armies which have hiitierto alarmed and confounded us, which have destroyed fertile Italy, overturned Getmany, chastised and laid waste Prussia, which have deceived, intimidated, plundered, and robbed other countries, and have scattered consternation and dismay through the whole Continent; those great armies, which invincible, generous, and intrepid Britain alone has taught us to despise, shall be reduced to that state of abase ment which they merit, and upon their ruins shall we erect an immortal monuments which shall ex tend to the mo,t remote ages, the pure glory of the heroes whohave wrought such prodigies, and which shall preserve uninjured, like that of the Aristides, the Timoleons`, and the Camilli, the memory of the new destroyers of tyranny, and the brave rio storers of humbled nations ; and which, finally, shall procure for us the benediaions and 'admiration of out' children's children to the most remote poste rity. (Signed) " lossi Pczorb SARMENTO DE GUEIROZ:' CORT.7IiNA, OCT. I.—Burgos was evacuated by the French on the gvd ult. after spiking their artillery, and destroying their powder. The operations will be directed against St. Sebastian's. From the snug tiOn of the two arulies, a great battle meat take .. „ „ . , . . . ~•,• . • • , place very ioon, tnlen the rrcach ietirc Althh-ethe IteinforcementS are pouring in, upon army every day. To 7 hlOrrow we expect 3(,),00Q troop, part of whlch are English, and sonic from Portng..d, to arrive here on theiry;ay to join hirri. The Arch. bishop,pf Toledo (bon Louis, be,.l.3oUlban; nephew to CpAttilES the Fourth, and consin to Fliittr.?i, ,, N'tp the. Seventh) will, it is thotight; be eleCte.d it.egent of the Kingdom. The, Conde De Fiorida Blanca; who has been chosen President ad interim, is a man highly attached to the English. The Spanish troops Under the Marquis DE LA RQMANA arrived offthicr, harbour last night, and have been ordered for San tinder and Bilboa. CADIZ, SEPT. 20.—0 n Saturday the i tli inst. ar rived here the English frigate Phoebe, Capt. Osvv.:un, in two days from Lisbon, having on board Major- General Lord WM. BENTINCK, who landed the next day, and set ptit express for Madrid, via Sevill e , • c.r4 on a special rrii - sFiCiii to the Central Junta. This day arrived 'a 'Sell I brig, v;ith the French C.-:ericril BED ELL, • and-otherOrlicers of his division, on board, all of whom have been placed in the Castle of St. Sebastian, 'Where they will remain till they embark for France : altogether they amount to seventy. • : MADRID, SEPT. r7.—President ail interim ofthe Central Junta, the Conde De Florida Blanca; Se cretary to ditto, the Intendant of the Army, and Deputy from the Province of EstreMachira, Doti MARTIN GARAY ; General CUEStA isnatued Com mander in Chief of the Army of Arragon and Castile; -at the request of General P.Aeaaox. Major-General Lord WM. BENTINCK arrived here the day before yesterday. MADRID, Saet. 17.—T0-day arrived here the di vision of General REDING, which, it is said, is on its march for Somo-Sierra, to join the army of Old Castile. The General will go to Grenada to organize the 20,000 men which have been enrolled there, and are now clothed and equipped. These we are assured will embark at Malaga for Catalonia, where it appears they he'Ve not more than 5000 iegular troops, The Miquerettes not being such, and that principalityiaesistes is deficient in cavalry. The di visions of the. Senors LLAMAS, PENA, and COUPIG NY, have marched for Arragon. The Deputies of different Provinces to the Central Junta have not agreed that it shall meet here, and have therefore sent to Aranjuez what is necessary for its meeting there. The Conde De Florida Blanca and others are already there. The houses and remaining effeats of those who went away with JosEPH NAPOLEON, and other persons devoted to the French, have been seized on by order of the Government. SAN SEBASTIAN, SEPT. s.—The day before yester day a Spaniard arrived here who left Paris nine days ago. I icy says there, are no other troops in that City than the Guard of - Honour, which he saw reviewed by NAPOLEON, and: that in his whole passage from that capital to Bayonne, he did not meet with more than 700 or 800 men ; yet the French Papers, lying as usual, say that 200,000 men, conveyed in 10,000 carriages, are on their way to Spain. REYNOSA, SEPT. 2.—We hare received gence that the fourth division of our army, under the command of the Marquis Dc Portazzo, had entered Bilboa, after a contested action of three hours against 2000 French, of whom a number were killed amid this rest escaped to Vittoria. On our side. we had some wounded. We have taken the greater part of the baggage of MAZAREDO, who was with that division of the French, and made his escape with them. To morrow we expea the particulars. We have beeti assured our van-guard made itself masters of Pancorva, distant about three leagues from Tres] padune, where were the head-quarters. It is said the enemy made an obstinate-resistance. We wait the confirmation of this report. Another letter of the same date adds, that we took, at Pancorvo, leer pieces of cannon ; fat as there are letters from Tiae: , padune, 14 leaguesafr9in Reynosa, which say nothinit of the taking of Pancorvo, we cannot warrant it. SANTANDER, SEPT. '23.—Five thousand Spar lards from the army of Gen. BLAKE have taken Bilboa, obliged. the French to fly, and taken great part of their baggage. The writer of the letter which orings this intelligence conclude, thus :—" Spanish patri otism is truly worthy of adiniratieo.—May ven assist us, and deliver us truth the iteeinons yoke with which we are threatened, since if toe French succeed in their endeavours to subjugate us, we shall be greater slaves than the Africans." VALLADOLID, SEPT. 24.—Letters received to-day; by the post from Burgos, bring tile p.rasing ititelli gence that ail the French had precipitately lett the city. ae - PALENCIA, 58,PT,25.—0n the 22d, at five in the evening, the French 'evacuated Bereos, leaving seven cannons nailed up, tlieir carriages cut to pieces, and a quantity of powder, rendered useless.—(Froa t Semanario Patriatico de Madrid, of the 22d of Sep tember) • An Officer of our army has coMmunicated to us the following estimate of the position'and number of the French troops in Spain on the 24th of last month, from a statement which a French Officer left behind him with his baggage, in one of the precipitate retreats of the enemy : Total of the troops, 39, tem men, including 6000 cavalry; in Pampeluna, 1200 infantry, and 300 ca valry; in Burgos, 400 cavalry and some light troops. The test of the troops were cantoned in Rioja. The line of the enemy's army extended from Cientruenigo to Meranda de Ebro. The head -quarters of the Spanish army, commanded by Generai'Bresae, %etre on the 13th Inst. at Quintanilla ; those of the COM.. hilted armies of- Arragon and Valencia at Sos ; and those of General Laeraas at Agreda. The army of Castile has put itself in motion, direeting its march towards Aranda and IlUrgo de Osma. Deserters who have come M to C..iteral BLAKE say, tlie greatest confusion ari4 discontent prevails in the enemy's army,'and that 'deserters would be very numerous, particularlyfrotn the foreign troops, if they did not fear to be ill treated by the peasants. Many of the French soldiers have also deserted, and endeavoured to regain their own country, disheartened, and in despair.—(Diario de la Corunna, OR. 1.) OPORTO, SEPT. 7.--e• The sick and wounded Eng lish officers and soldiers were received by the Nobi lity, Clergy, and all other personsof distinction,with all the attention due to our generous allies. They were landed from on board several transports, on the 30th and 31st of last month. The common soldiers were conduetedittotthe Royal Military Hospital este blishavi Jn thg-Benedietine Convent in this city, and ~I" !VIII: ' F ,`~ ~.